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On Friday, Apr. 17, Stay Gallery showcased Virginia Yunes’s photography from her travels to third-world countries in order to exhibit a new environment within Downey’s community. Shown above are the different landscapes from the various travels Yunes had including Africa and Brazil.

RIGHT TO Live – Stories Without Borders

Sabrina Picou, Editor-In-Chief • April 29, 2015

On Fri, Apr. 17, at 8 p.m., Stay Gallery showcased Virginia Yunes’s photographs of her travels through third world countries such as Brazil and Africa. Her photographs represent her message of looking...

Saturday night on Mar. 14, a live performance by the Two Headed Cat band fills the room with rock music lovers at the Stay Fest Event in the Stay Gallery. The event lasted until midnight; smog, purple and blue lights surrounded the dark room.

Spin the genre

Vivian Buenrostro, Co-Editor-in-Cheif • March 27, 2015

On Sat., Mar. 14, Stay Gallery hosted Stay Fest, a night full of musical performances from various genres with hopes of bringing together local artists with the same musical endeavors who share a similar...

Junior JV basketball player, Tony Laverde, competed in Stay Gallery’s outdoor pizza eating contest on Mar. 12, against Warren’s boys basketball, to raise money for TLC. Anticipated to win and beat the Warren bears, Laverde devoured his three slices given to him.

Pizza for a cause

Sabrina Picou, Editor-In-Chief • March 27, 2015

On Thursday, Mar. 12, at 3:30 p.m., Stay Connected hosted a pizza-eating contest between Downey and Warren’s sports teams at Stay Gallery where the two schools joined together to help fundraise for True...

On Feb. 20, photographer Steve Clouse displays his work on the walls of the Stay Gallery during his solo exhibit. “In July 2012, I gave up my career and permanent residence in Austin, TX to travel the United States,” Clouse said.

This Normal Life

Sabrina Picou, Editor-In-Chief • March 10, 2015

On Friday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m., Stay Gallery exhibited Steven Clouse’s photographic journey through the United States. He quit his medical career in Texas to travel and explore the United States and then...

Zoryana Keske and Vaughn Lewis sit outside of Stay Gallery in Downey, on Jan. 24, to support their event of Maidan. Ukraine. Road to Freedom. “This is for the Ukrainian people,” Keske said, “who right now are fighting for their freedom.”

Showing the road to freedom

Esther Rodriguez, Parents & Teachers Section Editor • January 28, 2015

On Jan. 24, the Stay Gallery opened their newest exhibit, Maidan: A Road to Freedom. that features photos and posters from various Ukraine artists and photographers such as Matviy Vaisberg, Igor Gaidai,...

Carlos Agredano, 11, and Emily Lopez, 12, are student ambassadors for Stay Gallery, and their partnership started in early November. “We began to grow a close relationship with the directors of the gallery,” Lopez said. “They knew us as the two ASB kids from Downey and Warren.”

Still youth

Serene Gallardo, Community Section Editor • January 9, 2015

Located in the heart of Downey is a strip of pop up shops and public collectives that capture the taste of the city’s culture; among these, however, the most renowned in enamoring this culture is Stay...

On Dec. 5, Joel Castro speaks about his painting Marching Giants at the event Art of Rancho hosted by Stay Gallery. The happened to fall on Castro’s birthday, and he was happy to celebrate it at Stay Gallery with his fellow artists.

Art of Rancho

Natalie Gomez, Arts & Entertainment Section Editor/ Staff Writer • December 21, 2014

On Dec. 5, Stay Gallery hosted the second annual Art of Rancho exhibit featuring 19 patients turned artists selected from the Pediatrics art program and the adult program at Rancho Los Amigos.   This...

On Nov.13, at the Stay Gallery, poetry club members gather for the 3rd consecutive poetry reading. Poets read passages from The Lummox, a book filled with original poems written by several of the poets there.

Poetry Matters

Noemi Lozano, Copy Editor • December 9, 2014

On Nov. 13, the Stay Gallery held their monthly slam poetry night. This event was attended by a group of familiar faces who joined together to read their poems that had been published in the book of Lummox...

On Nov. 18, senior Valerie Ortiz competes in the pie-eating contest, representing Downey cheer, in front of Stay Gallery, to help raise money for the less fortunate families in Downey. “Having pumpkin pie inside my nose wasn’t the best feeling,” Ortiz said.

The power of pumpkin pie

Vivian Buenrostro, Co-Editor-in-Cheif • December 9, 2014

Instead of hurrying home after school on Wednesday, Nov. 18, students from Downey and Warren High gathered at Stay Gallery to cheer on their classmates participating in a pie eating contest.   The...

In front of the Stay Gallery, former Downey High graduate, Cindy Macias takes pictures of the people that assist at the event, while her work is on display as well. “ Being there made me realize that you never know who you’re going to meet or come across,” Macias said. “It was just amazing seeing the support of the community.”

Two year stay

Serene Gallardo, Community Section Editor • November 3, 2014

On Oct. 10, Stay Gallery, located on Downey Ave., celebrated its two year anniversary with an opening ceremony, from 8 p.m. – 12 a.m., for its exhibit of their best artists thus far. Stay Gallery is...

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